II. n. The act of waiting, a long wait; a person requiring constant attendance, as in sickness, or who causes a long wait (ne.Sc. 1964).
Bnff. 1866 GregorD. Bnff. 120: We hid an unco on-wyte for thim; for they wir mair nor four oors ahin thir time.Abd. 1925 7 : Of a paralytic who is confined to bed and requires constant attention, it will be said that he is a “gey on-wyte.”Bch. 1929 : A doonricht onwyte, the weemin' folk fan they ging in till] a cloot or hat shop.